Effective immediately, I apologize to NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver ... when he was installed, I referred to him derisively on numerous occasions as "David Stern, Junior ( Read more... )

The NBA has fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 after Coach Popovich decided to send four regular players home to rest instead of having them for the game against the Heat ( Read more... )

2014, to be precise. 'Bout damn time.

Sauce

In which Jim Rome and the Commissioner have a pissing match over whether the Commish rigged the draft in the Hornets favor.

( One of them pouts, the other takes offense... )

Hornets #1 pick.

Rigged.

Not even downgrading Gilbert's kid 1 spot helps.


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Never mind the non-news about Stern maybe finding a buyer for his overpriced unloved orphan franchise. They can put it up for sale at the Montgomery Flea Market for all I care.

This was what Stern said that confused me, from the ESPN article:
The Jazz, despite no All-Stars, entered play on Wednesday a game out of eighth place in the Western ( Read more... )

Calling NBA commissioner David Stern's assertion that the Rockets' vetoed trade for Pau Gasol was never considered a done deal "an outright lie," a person with direct knowledge of the process said Stern was informed throughout the negotiations and the day of the trade before he refused to let it go through.

Acting as the top executive of the Hornets ( Read more... )

Stern kills Lakers’ deal for Paul
NBA commissioner David Stern has killed the New Orleans Hornets’ trade of Chris Paul after several owners complained about the league-owned team dealing the All-Star point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Some owners pushed Stern to demand that trade be nullified, and the Hornets be ( Read more... )

 

"There's no case to present to the NBA. They like the way the game is being called....This is the system. David Stern and his minions like it. That's the system you have....And I certainly can't have an opinion because David Stern, like a lot of leaders we've seen in this world lately, don't really tolerate other people's opinions or free ( Read more... )

That's right. Today marks the 25th year of David Stern's tenure as NBA commissioner.

And in other anniversary news, it was one year ago today that the Lakers pulled a fast one and bought in Pau Gasol from Memphis in exchange for peanuts.